AAP govt addresses ACB raids on alleged ‘substandard’ drug supply

Days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) directed a CBI probe into the alleged procurement and supply of spurious and non-standard drugs in government hospitals and mohalla clinics in the national capital, the Delhi government said that all the sub-standard items were brought from the Central government’s portal GeM (Government e Marketplace).
The Delhi government added that this should be investigated by a central agency such as the CBI.
The Delhi government’s response came a day after an Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) team reportedly raided the Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital in connection with the case.
“All the substandard items were bought from the Central Government portal called GeM. The rules of finance have made it mandatory that government departments buy products from GeM and only if they are not available on GeM, they be bought from the open market through tenders. It is surprising that the Central Government is allowing such vendors on its portal who are giving substandard products,” It said.